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| answer on 8/5/2007 pertaining to "Pests -- Massive-huge Spider webs in trees" | 9/29/2009 |
Q: HELEN _________________ 7031 SW 97th Lane Gainesville, FL U. S. A. 32608-6302 e-mail: telephone: ...
A: What they said was " what looked like netting wrapped around the tips of tree branches" They did not ...
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| Croatian Almond Bark Beetle | 9/22/2009 |
Q: I traveled to Croatia and brought home a lavender sachet that turned out to be infested with what I ...
A: Based on the biology of scolytus amygdali I do not think that is what you have. They feed on trees ...
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| smallest ant | 9/22/2009 |
Q: I live in palmdale, california. I am 61, so i,ve been around a long time. Yet I have never seen an ...
A: There are several small ants. Thief ants are tiny ants less than 1/16inch (1.3 to 1.8 mm) in ...
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| Bugs | 9/18/2009 |
Q: We live in the middle of lower Michigan. And every year around the middle of August until we get a ...
A: Adult boxelder bugs will enter structures in the fall, seeking winter shelter. They seek shelter ...
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| Devil Hickory Horned Worm | 9/18/2009 |
Q: I Was Wondering If You Know if a Devil Hickory Horned Worm Is Poisonous and if it Bites.
A: The hickory horned devil is the largest caterpillar in the United States. Although it has a ...
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| Insect ID | 8/18/2009 |
Q: Sorry I sent u this yesterday but I must have forgot to attach the pic. It is on a Live Oak in Palm ...
A: Sorry it took so long but with the help of a friend Florida Entomoligist. Thanks Tom! Spiny ...
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| ants and fir trees | 8/16/2009 |
Q: We live in Washington and read your answer about thatching ants with interest as we have a large fir ...
A: No the ant bed at the foot of a tree this large will have no effect on the stability of the tree and ...
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| honeydew from lindens | 7/10/2009 |
Q: I have two 20 year old little leaf lindens that have been dropping honeydew the last few years. One ...
A: Sound like aphids or scale insects. Both will suck the plant juices from the leaves and twigs and ...
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| key hole catapillars | 6/19/2009 |
Q: I have noticed in our area a number of key hole catapillars and forget what damage they can do. I ...
A: I assume you are talking about the Forest Tent Caterpillar that has a key hole shape spot on it ...
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| Pests | 6/18/2009 |
Q: I have a mole problem. I bought grub control chemicals. i also need to fertilize my lawn. Which ...
A: If you are like most homeowners, you are probably confused by all of the conflicting "advice" on ...
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| chickens and catalba worms | 6/17/2009 |
Q: Great Website! Thanks! I have twelve 6 week old buff orpington chickens, can I feed them some of the ...
A: Yes birds eat these caterpillars so I would think the chickens would like them. Do not know if small ...
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| Carpenter Ants in Oak Tree | 5/9/2009 |
Q: Jim, First, thank you for taking the time to answer this question. I live in upstate New York and ...
A: Carpenter ant nests are very common inside trees, especially older trees that are hollow or have a ...
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| roaches | 5/7/2009 |
Q: IF you look at animals such as shrimp, lobsters, crayfish, crabs, scorpions, cockroaches, etc they ...
A: Fear of domestic cockroach pests is perhaps warranted because they have been associated with the ...
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| Bagworms | 5/1/2009 |
Q: How can I get rid of bagworms in St. Louis, MO?
A: The common bagworm, Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis (Haworth), is an interesting caterpillar. The most ...
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| white powder residue | 4/6/2009 |
Q: I have a white powder residue at the base of my two year old crabapple tree . The tree looks healthy ...
A: Fertilizer the tree in mid-April. If wait to long to prune you can potentially cutting of flower ...
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| Crape Myrtle / moss | 3/3/2009 |
Q: I have a crape myrtle that has never bloomed and always looks ratty. The limbs and trunk have pale ...
A: There is a new weevil in Florida that has been feeding on crepe myrtle leaves. This maybe the case ...
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| Bug Presence | 2/27/2009 |
Q: I live in Cincinnati, OH. We have lived in our 2 story house here for about 7 years. We are used ...
A: The best I can tell from the squashed bug is it looks like what we in the South call a Love bug. ...
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| Pine Sawyer Beetles | 1/11/2009 |
Q: I do find these beetles in my house once in a while if in fact that is what they are. Is there ...
A: One of the families of beetles with the largest number of species is the Cerambycidae. The adult ...
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| grubs | 12/16/2008 |
Q: I was wondering where grubs start from....and how do geraniums get grubs......we found 3 in our ...
A: Grubs are the young of beetles. The beetle lays its eggs in the soil and the eggs hatch into a ...
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| insect on maple | 12/4/2008 |
Q: I have what I think is a silver maple. Every spring the underside of the leaves get this white ...
A: Use the Bayer Advanced it will work on all aphids and is applied to the soil and is preferred for ...
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| insect on maple | 12/2/2008 |
Q: I have what I think is a silver maple. Every spring the underside of the leaves get this white ...
A: These are an insect called an aphid. More than likely the cottony aphid. They suck the plant juices ...
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| pine scale | 10/27/2008 |
Q: Believe it or not I have the pine scale on my skin. Are any of the control measures used on the ...
A: Pine scale is an insect that sucks the plant juices from the plant. These look like little turtles ...
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| sugar maple/hard maple tree | 10/17/2008 |
Q: About 9 years ago we transplanted two sugar maple trees from the Owen Sound area to our yard on the ...
A: Sounds like it could be borers. I would spray the trunk and limbs with an insecticide called merit. ...
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| Termites | 9/29/2008 |
Q: I noticed termites in my garden. How can I get rid of them and why would they be there in the first ...
A: They feed on wood residue. Termites look like ants but the ants have a hour glass waist where ...
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| pine bark beetles | 9/25/2008 |
Q: I am an ISA Certified Arborist in Charlotte NC. I work for a tree care firm & am often asked about ...
A: The shot holes I would guess are from bark beetle called IPs Engraver beetle. The Southern Pine ...
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| Ticks | 9/24/2008 |
Q: I recently moved from Gainesville, FL to Tampa, FL. My dog used to get some ticks (mainly deer ...
A: There are two families of ticks: hard ticks and soft ticks. They have four stages in their life: ...
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| HUGE GREEN WORM!! | 9/19/2008 |
Q: We found a huge greenish-grey worm after my dog wouldn't stop barking at it. I live in the ...
A: I have looked through all the pictures of caterpillars I have access to and have come to this point. ...
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| HUGE GREEN WORM!! | 9/19/2008 |
Q: We found a huge greenish-grey worm after my dog wouldn't stop barking at it. I live in the ...
A: Sounds like the hickory horned devil. Also called the regal moth, Citheronia regalis (Fabricius), ...
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| Sawyer Beetle infestation | 9/19/2008 |
Q: We have just finished cutting the joinery on two Eastern White Pine timberframes here in Arlington ...
A: There are two types of beetles that bore into trees. Roundheaded and Flatheaded. Beetles in the ...
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| caterpillar | 9/19/2008 |
Q: I have a two inch long black fuzzy caterpillar with red rings at each joint. He likes to craw around ...
A: There are thousands of caterpillars and these are Identified by what they feed on and the location. ...
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| Sawyer Beetle infestation | 9/19/2008 |
Q: We have just finished cutting the joinery on two Eastern White Pine timberframes here in Arlington ...
A: Pine sawyers do not bore into the wood but feed just under the bark. I think what you are seeing is ...
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| cicadia wasp stings | 9/18/2008 |
Q: My son works in landscaping and was stug by a ciadia wasp. Is this dangerous, or only concerning if ...
A: Although capable of inflicting a painful sting, the female cicada killer wasp is usually difficult ...
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| rollie pollies | 9/15/2008 |
Q: Do Rollie Pollies climb?
A: Yes they can climb. Try it put one in your hand and it will crawl up your hand. They are called ...
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| Millipedes | 9/14/2008 |
Q: Evey fall, I have what appears to be an infestation of millipedes which are primarily located next ...
A: Centipedes and millipedes are seen commonly in yards and will occasionally enter homes or buildings. ...
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| pests | 9/13/2008 |
Q: i have many boxwood bushs that go down my sidewalk witch are trimmed square. my question is i have ...
A: Sounds like one of the scale insects. These are insects that live their live under a shell like ...
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| Milky Spore for Japanese Beetles | 9/10/2008 |
Q: I want to treat my lawn and garden with Milky Spore and am wondering when is the best time for this ...
A: Milky Spore Powder: Apply one level measure teaspoon of Milky Spore powder on top of grass in spots ...
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| Tree/parasite? | 9/10/2008 |
Q: I have a large tree that has spider webbing wrapped around several tree branches. What is this? Is ...
A: Sounds like Fall webworm. The fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea (Drury), is most often discovered when ...
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| Large Cutworms in White Oak | 9/7/2008 |
Q: Could you tell me what these large cutworm-looking things are? I found about 70 of them in a white ...
A: This is an insect called a white grub. White grubs are the larvae of Scarab beetles. There are more ...
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| caterpiller cacoons on spruce tree | 8/10/2008 |
Q: Ilive in nebraska i just noticed an infestation of cacoons on my silver spruce. the cacoons look ...
A: The common bagworm, Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis (Haworth), is an interesting caterpillar. The most ...
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| GREEN HORNWORMS(TOMATO WORMS) | 8/9/2008 |
Q: I DO NOT HAVE TOMATO PLANTS---IN THE LAST WEEK I HAVE FOUND HUGE 3" TO 7"(I KID YOU NOT) ON MY ...
A: Send me a picture an I will try to ID the caterpillar. There are several large caterpillars that ...
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| arizona cypress distres and death. | 7/19/2008 |
Q: i live in the metro Atlanta, GA area. i planted 6 gray/blue green cypress trees in the fall of ...
A: Sounds like one that died and the others look fine. The one that died sounds like an insect called ...
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| Ants and more Ants | 7/18/2008 |
Q: Help Please Black small, kinda fat ants keep infestiing my garden. I have some Eugenia around the ...
A: The mulch is not attract to them unless the ants see it as an easy place to build a nest. I would ...
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| saveing my crabapple treee | 7/16/2008 |
Q: i have black ants on my 2 year old crabapple tree with allot of bumpy looking things on the bark and ...
A: Sounds like a scale insect more than liley San Jose scale. One of the most important pests of the ...
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| sawdust falling from my trees | 7/14/2008 |
Q: I live in Northern Nevada. I have two locust trees that seem to be shedding sawdust. The plants ...
A: This is a insect called the locust borer. The locust borer, Megacyllene robiniae (Forster) belongs ...
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| Weird fly things around my garden pond | 7/1/2008 |
Q: Dont know if im in the wright section here but. I live in England and ive recently just upgraded a ...
A: Sounds like one of the dragon flies. A dragonfly is a type of insect belonging to the order ...
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| Grass Spiders | 6/29/2008 |
Q: It has been very rainy here (in Gloucester, MA) for 2 days and I came out to find dozens (and ...
A: The webs are built to catch insects. Usually small flying insects. They are there most of the time ...
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| maple tree | 6/26/2008 |
Q: I have a maple tree (not sure what species), brighter green leaves. Every year it gets these ...
A: These are maple spindle galls. Maple spindle gall is caused by mites. The galls are found on soft ...
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| Southern Pine Sawyer Beetle | 6/16/2008 |
Q: I encountered a large beetle in my home and learned that it was a southern pine sawyer beetle. Are ...
A: This sawyer occurs throughout the eastern and southern United States and is destructive to pine logs ...
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| bristlecone scale | 5/23/2008 |
Q: At our state park in Capitan, NM,our bristlecone pines are heavily infested with scale. What ...
A: The first thing to do is get an Entomologist to ID the scale. Several species of scale insects ...
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| Muskogee Crape Myrtle | 5/23/2008 |
Q: The leaves of my Muskogee Crape Myrtle's that I planted several weeks ago are turning yellow and ...
A: There is an insect eating the leaves looks like the feeding pattern of a caterpillar type. There are ...
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| litlle worms in crabapple tree | 5/13/2008 |
Q: My crabapple tree has an infestation of small (1'2 to 1 " long) black worms that appear to be living ...
A: This is Eastern tent caterpillar. The eastern tent caterpillar overwinters as an egg, within an egg ...
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| Indian Walking Stick | 5/11/2008 |
Q: The Indian Walking Stick is devouring our garden! We have been picking them off the plants at ...
A: Since they feed on the foliage I would try Orthene sprayed on the foliage. It should control them. ...
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| Beetles | 4/29/2008 |
Q: How do I end the life cycle of Cottonwood Borers? Do I have to kill the Cottonwood tree? Can these ...
A: They are not harmful to any pets or people just cottonwood trees. The best way to treat them is with ...
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| holes in yard | 4/21/2008 |
Q: We have noticed alot of holes throughout our back yard, some tiny and some the size of a quarter and ...
A: Sounds like the holes made by emerging cicada nymphs. Their tunnels can be very deep. These insect ...
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| termites/can I do myself? | 4/20/2008 |
Q: hope you can help me with this. I discovered a swarm of termites on my kitchen floor today, which ...
A: Bayer Advanced Termite is more of a preventive tool and I think the label says if an active coloney ...
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| Black looking Bees around fence | 4/10/2008 |
Q: I have a shadow box fence and noticed that there are 3 or 4 of these black roundish looking bees. ...
A: This sound like carpenter bees. Carpenter bees are so named because they excavate galleries in wood ...
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| Unidentified bug | 4/5/2008 |
Q: I found a bug on a ash tree today it is bright red (really bright red) a i swear it looks like a tic ...
A: A picture would help greatly. Without a picture I can only guees Possibly kin to the velvet ...
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| Aphids | 2/21/2008 |
Q: i just had a few questions reguarding aphid control. I have started tons of plants from seed and ...
A: Garlic in water is used as a preventive spray it respells the aphids but dose not kill them. Other ...
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| pyracantha leaf miner | 2/12/2008 |
Q: This year my pyracantha has become covered with the leaf miner, making the leaves separated and ...
A: Leaf miners are difficult to control since they spend most of their life inside the leaf protected ...
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| Unknown Insect | 2/12/2008 |
Q: I have an Angel's Trumpet (dark purple/white) that has white bugs clustered on the stems and back of ...
A: Sounds like aphids. there are many types of aphids most do not have the cotton waxy material on ...
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| pets | 12/26/2007 |
Q: i want to buy a hedgehog but i cant find anyone who sells them for a cheep price and in good ...
A: Here is a link to the web page of the hedgehog breeder assoc. ...
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| cockroaches | 11/30/2007 |
Q: how do I prevent bringing roaches from an infested home to a new home?
A: Take preventive measures to minimize moving cockroaches with you. When possible, use boxes and ...
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| Ground Holes Against Foundation | 11/13/2007 |
Q: My home is 3 years old, and I've had no problems with pest until this year. I was invaded by ...
A: sounds to me like cicada holes. Here is a web link to pictures of these holes. ...
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| long black bug | 10/23/2007 |
Q: WE keep finding these long, black wingless bugs crawling around on our floor. We live in western WA ...
A: Sounds like an insect called earwig. Here is a web link to picture of earwigs. ...
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| pine sawfly | 10/21/2007 |
Q: what do i use to kill this pest and will the tree die thank you
A: The sawfly usually eats the older needles and the treee does not die from this defoliation. These ...
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| millipede infestation in house | 10/20/2007 |
Q: I live in an old cottage in a semi-rural part of north central Maryland. For some reason, this fall, ...
A: Migrations may be caused by: Population Pressure. As numbers increase in an area, the competition ...
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| millipede infestation in house | 10/20/2007 |
Q: I live in an old cottage in a semi-rural part of north central Maryland. For some reason, this fall, ...
A: For millipeds the insecticide treatment needs to be done on the outside of the house. Spray a 2-4 ...
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| scale insects on vinyl siding? | 10/15/2007 |
Q: We have siding on our home that is covered with small, hard black "dots". I have been told these ...
A: Ok that is a new one on me. I added it to my list of questions and answers in case it comes up ...
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| caterpillar | 10/8/2007 |
Q: I hope you know something about caterpillars. I found a 3" caterpillar crawling in the lawn, lite ...
A: There are 100's of caterpillars and the description you gave will fit the majority of them so I can ...
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| Spider | 10/4/2007 |
Q: I was looking at a tree in my backyard and a huge, I mean huge spider was peeking out of a hole and ...
A: Sounds like a wolf spider. Female wolf spiders are large, hairy, running spiders, often confused ...
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| Love Bugs | 9/25/2007 |
Q: I heard that love bugs only come up in may and september. I haven't seen any until about two days ...
A: Two flights of lovebugs occur each year. The spring flight occurs during late April and May, with ...
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| Caterpillars? | 9/21/2007 |
Q: I live in a log home, in a wooded area in Northeast PA. Recently I have been seeing what look like ...
A: I am going to guess these are not caterpillars but millipedes. Here are a couple of web links to ...
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| something is eating my poplars | 9/20/2007 |
Q: I live in Northern Nevada (Dayton) I have two different species of poplars both 3 years old. The ...
A: Sounds like leaf spot disease rather then insects. These spot fungi infect the leaves late in the ...
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| Leland Cyphrus,Bag worm,dieing at top | 9/9/2007 |
Q: I have 25 L.S. trees ,15 year old,30'tall,VA. very dry this year,have had bag worms on 4 of the ...
A: The insecticide did kill the caterpillar in the bag but the bags may continue hanging on the tree ...
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| Pine Sawyer insects | 9/8/2007 |
Q: I read your answer regarding the munching sound near pine trees and I have the same situation in my ...
A: Pine Sawyers do not kill the pine but infest trees that are dead or dying from some other problem. ...
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| whiteflys | 8/26/2007 |
Q: How in the world do you keep whitefly's off tomato plants
A: Adult and immature (nymph) stages suck fluids from plant foliage with their piercing-sucking ...
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| Green Worm | 8/22/2007 |
Q: We found a large green worm in our yard about 4to4.5 inches long ,as round as a mans index finger It ...
A: There are several large green caterpillars that live in the NE US. I am going to guess it is either ...
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| Thick Spider Web | 8/21/2007 |
Q: I live in Houston Texas. Recently I have been getting what looks like thick spider webs or some sort ...
A: Sounds like bark lice. Bark Lice are more properly called Psocids (pronounced "SOSS-sids"). They ...
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| munching noises | 8/18/2007 |
Q: All the time when i walk by our old pine tree i hear a munching sound and there are holes in the ...
A: These are insects called pine sawyer. They bore under the bark and into the wood and besides the ...
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| green worm attacking my small bristlecone pine in yard | 8/9/2007 |
Q: Discovered something was munching my bristlecone pine tree in yard -- looked more like deer were ...
A: These are called sawflies. Despite the name "sawfly", sawflies are not a type of fly. Rather, ...
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| Tree insects | 8/7/2007 |
Q: I have a 3yr. old poplar tree that is invested with an insect. The top of the leaves look as if ...
A: Sounds like spider mites. Spider mites have tiny mouthparts modified for piercing individual plant ...
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| cicadas v. crickets | 8/6/2007 |
Q: Do cicadas sing during the day and crickets at night or do the cicadas simply drown out the lone ...
A: Crickets usually sing both day and night. Cicadas sing day mostly but also at night. Here is a web ...
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| Massive-huge Spider webs in trees | 8/5/2007 |
Q: I recently relocated from Ca to Pa and have notices a big difference in bugs out here. It appears ...
A: The webs are from an insect called Fall Webworm. The fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea (Drury), is ...
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| What are these? | 8/5/2007 |
Q: I live in the country surrounded by farmland. This summer I found caterpillars in my house that are ...
A: Then these are millipedes. Millipedes normally live outdoors but may become nuisance pests indoors ...
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| Red Catapillers | 8/5/2007 |
Q: I have two (2) oleander trees in my yard and both are covered with a red caterpillar w/black legs. ...
A: Professional strength Permethrin products proved to be the best for controlling or eliminating ...
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| Red Catapillers | 8/4/2007 |
Q: I have two (2) oleander trees in my yard and both are covered with a red caterpillar w/black legs. ...
A: The Oleander caterpillar is the most significant insect pest of oleanders. The caterpillar is an ...
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| Box Elder Beetles | 8/1/2007 |
Q: Jim- We own a home in a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There is a small cluster of trees in the ...
A: Boxelder bugs are common pests over much of the United States. Adults are about 1/2 inch long. ...
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| green bug | 7/30/2007 |
Q: On 07/27/2007 I was awaken, by a loud screech, almost like a vulture sound, my puppy started ...
A: Yes cicads are common in Oklahoma. Oklahoma is home to at least 12 species of cicadas. Each year ...
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| What are these? | 7/30/2007 |
Q: I live in the country surrounded by farmland. This summer I found caterpillars in my house that are ...
A: I think you are refering to centipeds. The house centipede, unlike most other centipedes that ...
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| green bug | 7/30/2007 |
Q: On 07/27/2007 I was awaken, by a loud screech, almost like a vulture sound, my puppy started ...
A: These are cicadas. A cicada is an insect of the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha, in the ...
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| catalpa/catawba worms | 7/28/2007 |
Q: My daughter lives in NC and I believe it is this worm that defoliated her tree. Will this kill the ...
A: THE CATALPA SPHINX1 is a common hawk or sphinx moth, (Photo 1) but it is the caterpillar stage, ...
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| japanese beetles | 7/16/2007 |
Q: i live in KY. it seems that i'm starting to find japanese beetles that are about the size of 3 put ...
A: What plant are you finding these large beetles on? Insects feed on different plants and it is ...
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| japanese beetles | 7/13/2007 |
Q: i live in KY. it seems that i'm starting to find japanese beetles that are about the size of 3 put ...
A: The adult beetles eat the leaves and flowers of over 300 plants by eating the tissue between the ...
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| bag worms | 7/12/2007 |
Q: any home remedies to get rid of bag worms, if not what do i use
A: If the bags are few in number and easily reached they may be picked off the plant and squashed. This ...
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| bagworms | 7/11/2007 |
Q: I am finding bagworms in my house, how do I get rid of them? Thank You. Debbie
A: I do not know what bagworms are doing inside a house but I guess them came in with a plant that was ...
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| butterfly bush | 7/10/2007 |
Q: I have read the answer given for the yellowing and withering of the butterfly bush offered by this ...
A: Sounds like the aphids have a good head start so I would try something else beside insecticidal ...
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| wasps | 7/10/2007 |
Q: what do wasps eat?
A: Wasps have many different eating habits. Some very small wasps are born inside other living insects. ...
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| spider webs all over my lawn | 7/10/2007 |
Q: This just happened this past week .....I walked outside to see spider webs all over my lawn...How do ...
A: These are called funnel spiders, (Family Agelenidae) are small to medium sized spiders often found ...
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| Beetles | 7/10/2007 |
Q: i would like to know some information about these beetles that are all over my plants. These ...
A: Sounds like Japanese beetles. The Japanese beetle is brilliantly colored, oval, and less than half ...
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| Lizards | 5/14/2007 |
Q: I'm not sure if I have picked the correct "expert" to answer this question or not. I have small ...
A: There is not really a product that works all the time. There are a couple of home remedies that ...
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| Lizards | 5/13/2007 |
Q: I'm not sure if I have picked the correct "expert" to answer this question or not. I have small ...
A: To prevent lizards from entering the home, seal all openings 1/4 inch and larger. Check areas such ...
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| Hovering Bumble Bees | 4/24/2007 |
Q: We moved into our present home this past December. This Spring was our first here. There are 2-3 ...
A: Thes are carpenter bees. Carpenter bees are so named because they excavate galleries in wood to ...
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| Tree Pest | 4/23/2007 |
Q: I have a tree out back that has grey "marshmallow like" masses on every branch. Any idea what it ...
A: These are lichens and not a problem. Fertilize the tree and keep it healthy. Lichens are organisms ...
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| CICADA EATING WASPS | 4/20/2007 |
Q: MY FRONT LAWN HAS BEEN INVADED BY DIGGER BEES AND CICADA EATING WASPS. IN THE SPRING THEY MAKE HUGE ...
A: A noticeable mound of soil surrounds the burrow of each cicada killer wasp. Since colonies of ...
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| insect bites | 4/19/2007 |
Q: I am in the northern part of the city of Charlotte NC. Yesterday, my 2 year old grandson came into ...
A: It could be deer flies or one of the other biting flies all are blood feeders. Here are a couple of ...
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| Mistery bug eating at my coconut tree trunk | 3/19/2007 |
Q: I live in South Florida and have two dwarf coconut trees in the back of the house, about 15 feet ...
A: No Carpenter ants nest in soft wood not in the bark of living trees. Sometimes they are in the ...
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| Arachnophobia | 2/5/2007 |
Q: Jim I hope you can help. I am a severe arachnophobic. Thank God my wife isn't. We have noticed a ...
A: Here is the information on the spider elimination kit. It mainly involves spraying the out side of ...
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| garden pest | 2/1/2007 |
Q: i have a large lilac tree it has been invaded by an orange grub with a black head,it is about 1.5ins ...
A: ash/lilac borer If you have had problems with the canes or stems of lilac and privet suddenly ...
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| wood pecker problem | 10/25/2006 |
Q: I have recently noticed some areas of my wood siding that has quarter or bigger size chips taken out ...
A: The woodpecker is not looking for food when pecking the siding of houses but looking for a place to ...
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| ants in the car | 9/12/2006 |
Q: I just got my car back from some body work, and noticed there were some small ants on the dash ...
A: I would spray the car with an insecticide--Raid Ant and Roach Killer doees a excellent job and is ...
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| What kind of catapillar | 9/5/2006 |
Q: I thought it was a cacoon on my lime tree;but a closer view proved it was looking back at me.This ...
A: I thimk this is an Orange Dog Caterpillar. Orange dog caterpillars feed on citrus. They are ...
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| insect bite | 9/2/2006 |
Q: I live in the suburbs of atlanta georgia. I just moved into a 70's house in a small neighborhood. It ...
A: I would think these are fleas. Wear something light colored or white and watch to see if a small ...
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| home infestation | 8/28/2006 |
Q: I have found littlebugs in my house. Someone said they are flea beetles and that raid would kill ...
A: Sounds like you may need to call a pest exterinator.They can ID the problem (there is a an insect ...
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| Pest Control -- (Mud) Dirt Dobbers | 8/26/2006 |
Q: I live in the little town of Kendalia in the Texas Hill Country. I, as well as many of my friends, ...
A: I would spray the areas with an insecticide either the aerisol wasp spray or use one you may have ...
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| caterpillars | 8/24/2006 |
Q: Jim, i just sent you and email with the wrong email address, here is the correct one ...
A: Sounds like Tomato Hornworm. The larva is the damaging stage and feeds on the leaves and stems of ...
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| caterpillars | 8/24/2006 |
Q: Jim, I found a geen caterpillar on my tomatoe plant. It is about inches long, it is still alive. But ...
A: Sounds like Tomato Hornworm. The larva is the damaging stage and feeds on the leaves and stems of ...
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| catapillars | 8/9/2006 |
Q: I took a picture of a bright green catapillar on Sunday & cannot find a picture online that tells me ...
A: I did get the pictures thanks! And I think it is a luna moth caterpillar. Either that or one of the ...
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| Caterpillars | 7/18/2006 |
Q: Yesterday I found several caterpillars bunched together on some apple tree leaves. The caterpillars ...
A: If you can send me a picture I should be able to ID the caterpillar. Send it to jimhyland@yahoo.com ...
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| Insect on a plant | 7/2/2006 |
Q: I found an bug that is red with a purple to indigo colored head and two very large antennae. It has ...
A: Your discription might fit many insects so without seeing the insect it would be hard to ID it. If ...
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| Caterpillars | 6/30/2006 |
Q: I have a mass of black fuzzy caterpillars on the trunk of my oak trees. What type of caterpillars ...
A: There are a number of caterpillars that feed on oaks. Without a discription of the caterpillar it ...
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| Oak tree with LOTS of activity | 6/23/2006 |
Q: I am located in SE Massachusetts. We are in the midst of a caterpillar invasion (forest, tent, ...
A: I am not really sure about all this--some of the bee/wasp seem to be attacking the egg masses of the ...
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| Crabapple tree insect infestation | 6/22/2006 |
Q: I have a 20 year old crabapple tree. It has never been overly healthy - however, this spring it had ...
A: Sounds like a borer. These can be controlled with the use of an insecticide. Check with your local ...
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| Tree pests | 6/20/2006 |
Q: Jim: We live in Southeast Michigan. We have a big tree in the front garden. Now it has some insect ...
A: Strange bumps or growths often appear on leaves of trees and shrubs. These are usually leaf galls. ...
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| insect pest in my home | 6/12/2006 |
Q: I am currently residing in Northern New York, and I am unfortunately having a problem with this ...
A: Sounds like centipeds. These are not insects but are kin to them. They are not poisonous but some ...
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| catapillars | 5/24/2006 |
Q: I noticed yesterday that the leaves were being eaten by something. Then I found a couple of tiny ...
A: If you do not want to use "regular' insectictdes then I would recommend using Bacillus thuringiensis ...
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| WOODPECKER | 11/10/2005 |
Q: I don't know if there's just one or several woodpeckers but not only are their pecking noisy, they ...
A: There are several methods that can be used--the one most people prefer is the bar the woodpecker ...
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| Good morning,
I live in Evansville,IN,... | 10/19/2005 |
Q: Good morning, I live in Evansville,IN, the southern tip of Indiana. I have a boxwood elder tree on ...
A: Boxelder bugs do not injure the tree. They attack the seeds of the female trees. They are however a ...
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| slugs & snails on my hosta bed.app.8ft.by 30 ft. | 6/22/2005 |
Q: Hosta bed approx 8ft by 30 ft. I have tried everything to control slugs & snails.Pellets work until ...
A: Slugs are an occasional problem for most gardeners. Hosta growers, on the other hand, seem to always ...
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| caterpiller identification | 6/12/2005 |
Q: I'm in the santa cruz mountains, I have a caterpiller living on a potted plant,(portulaca), bright ...
A: Sounds like either a tomato or tabacco hornworm. Thes are large caterpillars and can eat a great ...
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| Ants | 6/12/2005 |
Q: We just moved into a home that is surrounded by huge fir trees in WA state. At the base of some of ...
A: It sounds like they could be thatching ants. These ants do not hurt trees but live off the honeydew ...
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| We are located in Northeast... | 6/4/2005 |
Q: We are located in Northeast Georgia, in Franklin County. We have quite a few maple trees, on our ...
A: The spittlebugs are insects. Spittlebugs (Clasirptora sp.) can be identified by the froth or "spit" ...
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| spiders | 4/9/2005 |
Q: I am looking for help in keeping spiders off my porch area -- my vinyl siding has all kinds of ...
A: There is not a good home remedy for spiders. There are several products that you can buy that will ...
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| Bee's---Wasps | 12/16/2004 |
Q: I just purchased a house. while the painters were painting around the ceiling fixture they noticed ...
A: Boric acid will not do much good since the wasp will have to walk through the powder in order to get ...
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| pods/cocoons | 12/7/2004 |
Q: We have 4 Leland Cyphrus trees that get gray pods or cocoons on them that contain worms. These worms ...
A: These "pods" are the house of an insect called Bagworms. Bagworms are moths that lay their eggs and ...
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| Catalpa worm | 9/4/2004 |
Q: I believe I have found a Catalpa worm in my garden feeding on a Guara plant. It is about 2 inches ...
A: Catalpa "worm" only eat Catalpa tree leaves so they will not harm your garden or any other tree. IF ...
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| Crabapple Tree Pest | 8/31/2004 |
Q: for your response I plugged the hole with vaseline, duct taped over it & then spread the duct tape ...
A: I really do not know if the "duct tape and vaseline" will work. I think you will probabally have to ...
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| Crabapple Tree Pest | 8/27/2004 |
Q: I have a Camelot Dwarf Crabapple tree & live in Northeast PA. Something is eating the tree from the ...
A: Sounds like a borer has infested your tree. I would recommend spraying an insecticide on the trunk. ...
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| slugs | 8/18/2004 |
Q: How do I get rid of slugs what are eating my plant leaves without using pesticides or harmful ...
A: Here are a couple of web sites that discuss organic slug control--without the use of comercial ...
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| fungus on my tree | 8/16/2004 |
Q: I just bought a chokecherry and it has this black stuff growing around a branch. It feels like a ...
A: What it sounds like is a disease called Black Knot of cherry. If left unchecked it will kill the ...
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| sooty mold | 8/10/2004 |
Q: i understand that this, on my tulip tree in st. louis, is because of aphids. but i cannot reach the ...
A: The best control is the use of an insecticide to spray the foliage and kill the aphids. There is a ...
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| majesty palm had spider like webs and tiny red dots in it | 7/8/2004 |
Q: Are they baby spiders or spider eggs, I had my majesty palm plant indoors and had a candle nearby, I ...
A: Here is a couple of web sites that deal with Majesty palms--most agree that they are not good indoor ...
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| Inch Worms!! Please help! | 6/18/2004 |
Q: I just bought a new house, and we just moved in. The other day I noticed several inch worms crawling ...
A: Inch worm type insects are easily killed with any contact type insecticide--liquid Sevin, Malathion ...
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| Slug Bait | 6/8/2004 |
Q: The past few months of this spring, I have been using Schulz pet safe slug bait pellets because I ...
A: The slug baits that contain iron phosphate are safe for animals. Check the label on the one you ...
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| Leaf miners | 6/7/2004 |
Q: Don't know if these attack forests, maybe only ornamental trees. I have a young serviceberry. ...
A: Insect populations run in cycles--depending on the weather usually. Some years the population is ...
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| Leaf miners | 6/6/2004 |
Q: Don't know if these attack forests, maybe only ornamental trees. I have a young serviceberry. ...
A: The leaf miners are harder to kill since they are inside the leaf surface. An insecticide that will ...
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| Bores-Aspen Tree Infection | 5/10/2004 |
Q: Do you know of any home remedies for treating bores? I have a large number of aspens in my front ...
A: OK I am not sure what you mean by "Home Remedies"? You as a home owner can use insecicides around ...
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| Bores-Aspen Tree Infection | 5/7/2004 |
Q: Do you know of any home remedies for treating bores? I have a large number of aspens in my front ...
A: I would recommend you buy an insecticde for borers. The lastest one is called Onyx. If you can find ...
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| Asian Beetles | 3/6/2004 |
Q: We are looking for information on control of the Asian Beetle (harmonia axyridis) population and a ...
A: There are several places you can look. Most of the sites speak about these beetles as "good insects" ...
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